Bark removal for medicinal use predisposes indigenous forest trees to wood degradation in Zambia

Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Chungu, D ^a   Muimba Kankolongo, A ^a   Roux, J ^b   Malambo, F M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Plant Sciences   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Albizia adianthifolia; Bark harvesting; Brachystegia longifolia; Isoberlinia angolensis; Julbernardia paniculata; Parinari curatellifolia; Tree wounds; Wood deterioration

Indexed keywords

ALBIZIA ADIANTHIFOLIA; BRACHYSTEGIA LONGIFOLIA; HEXAPODA; ISOBERLINIA; JULBERNARDIA; PARINARI;

EID: 40449102110     PISSN: 10295925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/SHFJ.2007.69.3.4.354     Document Type: Article

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